Exposed Brick Beauty

Joni’s husband, a contractor, had a vision for the current space. “It was a mess when we looked at it,” Joni says, “but we saw the brick wall and said, ‘We’ll take it.’” Today the brick serves a background for quilts and vignettes.

Bright Bags

Bright, happy fabrics are not in short supply at Quilter’s Haven. Joni recognizes that in addition to quilts, customers come in looking for ideas for bags, aprons, kids’ clothes, and other fabric items, including pincushions, such as The Abbey Bag pincushion by Abbey Lane Quilts.

A Wide Variety

Quilter’s Haven exhibits a great selection of fabrics and patterns. Along with many bright quilting fabrics, the shop stocks Civil War reproduction fabrics, hand-dyed wool, embroidery supplies, and appliqué patterns. A sample Double Wedding Ring quilt hangs above some of the neutral fabric bolts in the shop.

Easy & Breezy Color Option

Quilt tester Laura Boehnke made the appliqué rectangles narrower, shortened the vines, and decreased the number of leaf appliqués to make this optional version of Easy & Breezy. Fabrics are from Nantucket collection from Studio e Fabrics.

Contact Quilter’s Haven to purchase a copy of the Spring/Summer 2010 issue of Quilt Sampler. Issues are also available at your local quilt shop, on newsstands, and online.